Take a Photo, Get a patch! (my new monthly give away)

These few days of past, I may have bought myself three cameras, so it prompted me to think. Thus I bring you my new monthly forum topic, which I hope more people can get involved with than the Desktop wallpaper topics.

Essentially, every month I am going to post a topic with a distinct theme. The task then is for you guys to go out and take a picture along that theme, and post it as a comment.

This months theme is an introductory one -

Camera Self Portrait

Go and take a picture of your camera using your camera.

Make the most of reflective surfaces, and interesting techniques. If you own more than one camera I want you to use your favourite, because this is the first topic, think of it as a 'hello, meet my camera'.

You do not have to be in the photo, so you can still take part if your conscious of putting your picture on the webz.

Remember, the best camera is the one you have with you. I know that one of you could easily take an amazing picture with your phone, while someone with a nice Canon 7D could struggle to find a nice shot.

Every person who posts gets a patch!

Here is a picture of me with my Canon just after I had got my 50mm prime lens!

Hi all. My first post to the site.. and here's my picture of my camera taking picture of my camera.

Feed-back effect via Canon's live-feed software. I'm holding a mirror in front of the camera and removes it. Utilizing the delay transferring the live feed via USB I'm able to give it a bit of video feedback before taking the shot.

Here's a strange image taken of me and reconstructed with (most of) my face removed.

Let me explain...

I work as a MRI researcher. This image is a 3D reconstruction of my head from a structural scan. The MR-image data details the entire volume of my head, not just an outside surface projection.

It is becoming standard to "strip" the facial region data thus preserving anonymity of human subjects. An automated computer program would be the best to perform this. However, it is non-trivial to automate this without loosing parts of the brain (the object we are studying).

So this was a test of the BET tool. In this case, my mouth was not removed, a potential problem. Looks like I needed to shave also.

Thought this would be an interesting tangent to gmjhowe's original request. I find it immensely enjoyable knowing what the back of my eyeballs look like, something I suspect few can attest to!

This is my mums Nikon Coolpix L100. The picture didn;t turn out as good as I hoped, But eh. Here are two with the light in different positions. Maybe I should have put the camera closer to one of the mirrors?

My wonderful Canon SX1 IS! Out of all the photos i saw in the comments section none had any form of nature in them (with the exception of the one taken in Tokyo) and so I felt that I had to bridge the gap between nature and technology. I have owned a S1 IS which still takes pictures almost as good as my new SX1. My favorite features about the SX1 is the full 1080p HD video and the 580mm/20X zoom. This picture is from an instructable i made a while back on photography. Follow the link to see the instuctable with many more of my photos: www.instructables.com/id/Photography-the-guide-to-great-photos/

Here I is on one of my walkabout photo safaris... early in the morning, snapping the graffiti on a window... with ye olde Yoga Loft across the street behind me. Love my Nikon D80 and all the thousands of fun photos it affords me!

Here are two I took a couple years back when I first got my Pentax K100. I love that camera to death. It has taken me to the greatest places, from underneath a football field sized chunk of bridge being slid into place, to high power model rocket launches, to the tops of the Sierras.

Also, I am new to this whole monthly patch thing. What is the deal with the patches?

This is my Canon Ixus 70 that is about three years old. When I was practising making 3D models in Blender I made this 3D model of my camera. It's not finished though. I couldn't get the text part of Blender to work to add the writing on the front.

My 4 year old Canon PowerShot A540. A very trusty camera I must say. I dont know how many times I've dropped it, and yet it still works! It isn't even shockproof! Behind me is also a prime view of our living space. You've got the living room/dining room, galley, and 1 of two bedrooms. Can you find instructables robot?

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Bio:I am a British Graphic Designer and Photographer, when I am not working, I spend my time making an array of projects, from electronic instruments and chessboards to cyberpunk rifles and steampunk prop...read more »